Yolo County CA Archives Obituaries.....Thorn , Margaret Gable January 5, 2006
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The Woodland Daily Democrat
Thorn, Margaret (Gable)     
 
Margaret Gable Thorn passed away on Jan. 5, 2006 in Woodland. Mrs. Thorn was 
95. Born on Dec. 11, 1910, she was the daughter of Hayes Harvey Gable and 
Frances Farish Gable of the Diamond G Ranch in Hungry Hollow (now home of the 
R.H. Phillips Winery). A member of a pioneering Yolo County family, Mrs. 
Thorn's grandfather, Amos Gable, built the Gable Mansion located on the 
northeast corner of First and Cross streets in Woodland. The home is now owned 
by Starr and Jeff Barrow, and is an historical monument. 

From the Diamond G Ranch, Mrs. Thorn and her siblings rode their ponies, Dot 
and Dash, to Fairview School before attending and graduating from Esparto High 
School. Mrs. Thorn later graduated with a B.A. degree from Mills College in 
the Bay Area. She then taught elementary school in Zamora, Esparto and at 
Canyon School in Capay Valley. In 1952, Mrs. Thorn began work at Cal-Western 
Life Insurance Co. as an accountant in the Group Health Claims Dept. and later 
advanced to Group Claims Examiner where she remained as such until retirement 
in 1976.

Upon retirement, Mrs. Thorn found a new life as an artist, excelling in her 
studies with area artist James Estey. Her paintings have won several awards 
and are cherished by her family. In addition to her art work, Mrs. Thorn 
enjoyed traveling to many destinations around the world, including Fiji, 
Tahiti and South America. Her last trip, at age 76, was highlighted by a mule 
ride to the top of Machu Picchu in Peru.

Mrs. Thorn was preceded in death by her parents, brother Hayes Gable, Jr., and 
sister Kathryn Gable Gordon, as well as her niece, Sara Gordon Carr. She is 
survived by sister-in-law Margaret Lovdal Gable of West Sacramento, nieces 
Rebecca Gordon Jenness of Woodland, Kennalee Gable of West Sacramento, 
Georgiana Gable Gordon of Yankton, Oregon, Kathryn Gordon Griffin of Arbuckle, 
and nephews Charles Milford Gordon of Capay Valley, and Hayes Harvey Gable III 
of Roseville. She is also survived by 12 grand nieces and nephews and 10 great-
grand nieces and nephews.

In accordance with Mrs. Thorn's wishes, there will be no services. The family 
requests remembrances to St. John's Retirement Village/Stollwood, 135 Woodland 
Avenue, Woodland, 95695.

Visit the guest book at www.dailydemocrat.com.

Published in the Daily Democrat on 1/8/2006. 
 


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